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Charter & Fractional
NetJets Posts $114M Profit in First Half
For the second quarter and first half of this year, fractional aircraft provider NetJets' revenues increased 16 percent and 17 percent, respectively, from
Engines
Engine for Legacy 650 Certified by Brazil
Rolls-Royce received type certification from Brazil's ANAC and EASA for the AE3007A2, the latest model in the AE3007 series.
Maintenance and Modifications
American Airlines Mx Target of FAA’s Largest Penalty
There’s an important lesson to be learned from the FAA’s proposed $24.2 million civil penalty against American Airlines for improper maintenance procedures
Maintenance and Modifications
Corrosion Found on Learjet 40 and 45 TFE731-20s
Bombardier has notified Learjet 40 and 45 operators that the aft, front frame flange of the TFE731-20 engine, and the thrust reverser flanges, may be susce
Maintenance and Modifications
Vancouver To Host 19th Annual CAMC Forum
The Canadian Aviation Maintenance Council (CAMC), in partnership with the Western Aerospace Alliance, will be holding its
Maintenance and Modifications
Avtrak Continues To Grow and Expand Operations
“We are one of the fortunate companies that have been expanding during one of the worst times in our industry,” Dennis Steinbeck, v-p of business developme
Maintenance and Modifications
PMA Industry To Convene at Marpa Conference
The Modification and Replacement Parts Association (Marpa) is holding its annual conferen
Avionics
FAA Oversight of NextGen Scrutinized
Each key FAA NextGen project has an individual "metric" to measure how its development is progressing.
Sustainability and Environment
Europe OKs tool for ETS compliance
Eurocontrol has released its so-called smaller emitters tool for calculating carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions for the purposes of compliance with Europe's em
Aircraft
Delta Tells Comair To Shed 50-seat CRJs
Delta Air Lines has directed regional subsidiary Comair to shed more than half of its Bombardier CRJs over the next two years, according to an internal mem
Avionics
Product Support Survey 2010 Part 2: Avionics
Garmin ranks number one ahead of tightly packed group of top finishers
Aircraft
Airbus Starts A350 XWB Production in Germany
Airbus has started making parts for the A350 XWB i
Accidents
Judge Refuses To Hear Midair Witnesses
The criminal trial of the American pilots of the Legacy jet that
Aircraft
First Conforming HondaJet Powered On
Honda Aircraft in late July said that power was switched on for the first time in its first conforming flight-test HondaJet light jet, while the fuselage a
Charter & Fractional
Argus Rolls Out Online Charter Registry
Aviation data and services firm Argus launched a new online registry of charter operators that features the company’s charter evaluation and qualification
Avionics
Enhanced Vision Gets EASA OK for Falcon 7X
Dassault Falcon received EASA certification to equip the Falcon 7X with its enhanced flight vision system (EFVS).
Aircraft
Boeing Leaning Away from 737 Re-engining
Chances that Boeing will fit new engines on the existing 737 appear slimmer now than at any time since the company began talking publicly about the prospec
Regulations and Government
Wrong ID of ‘Stolen’ Cessna Causes Gunpoint Drama
After landing at Santa Barbara Municipal Airport on August 28, King Schools owners John and Martha King were puzzled when ATC insisted that they taxi to a
ATC
Alert Controller Saves Gulfstream IV from Crashing
An alert radar controller monitoring traffic at Shannon air traffic services is credited with helping to prevent a Gulfstream IV-SP from crashing into the
Safety
FAA Issues Advisory Circular for Bird Tracking Radar
Bird strikes are as old as aviation itself, with the Wright brothers reporting the first such hit during an early test flight.
Safety
AW139 Obtains Flight-in-icing Approvals
The FAA, EASA and Transport Canada approved Goodrich's rotor-blade ice-protection system (Rips) for the AgustaWestland AW139 medium twin, the Charlotte, N.
Aircraft
G650 Slips the Surly Bonds at Mach 0.995
Gulfstream Aerospace on Friday evening said its G650 S/N 6001 skirted the speed of sound on August 12, reaching Mach 0.995 during flutter testing as part o
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Cabin Crafters is the American success story
In 1986, Mario Diaz came from his native Argentina as a boy "to spend a couple of months." Twenty-five years later he is CEO of Cabin Crafters, a fast-grow
Charter & Fractional
Gama, Hop-A-Jet Latest To Attain ACSF Charter Registry Approval
Gama Charters of Stratford, Conn., and Hop-A-Jet Worldwide Jet Charter of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on Friday became the latest air charter operators to gain
Regulations and Government
FAA Adopts ICAO’s ‘Line Up and Wait’ Terminology
Current FAA terminology for an air traffic controller’s instruction for a pilot to taxi onto the runway and await takeoff clearance is “position and hold.”
Regulations and Government
FAA bill could end Stage II operations
If the FAA reauthorization bill currently under debate in Congress is finally passed in its present form, one provision that it contains could seal the fat
Sustainability and Environment
Business Aviation and the Environment
There is no silver bullet for reducing the effect of business aviation on the environment, most industry analysts agree, but the combination of new technol
Sustainability and Environment
Next-gen ATC promises environmental rewards
The benefits of implementing NextGen and its European counterpart, the Single European Sky ATM Research (Sesar), are threefold: not only will the new proce
Sustainability and Environment
Turbofan manufacturers continue ‘green’ efforts
Turbofan manufacturers are developing cleaner, quieter and more environmentally friendly engines that will meet current and future regulatory requirements.
